Investigation
CBRP Motorcycle Crash Investigation
Date Published: 2017-09-22
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: Cape Breton Regional Police
Summary
On March 1, 2017 SiRT was contacted by the Cape Breton Regional Police (CBRP) about a motor vehicle crash that had occurred the previous night, February 28th, shortly after 11p.m. Officer 1, a member of CBRP, had attempted to make a traffic stop on King St. in North Sydney. The car failed to stop and was found a short time later overturned on Johnson Rd., about 1.7km from the original encounter. The driver of the car, the Affected Person (AP), suffered serious injuries to his hand requiring the amputation of three fingers. SiRT assumed responsibility for the investigation into the crash on March 1st. That investigation was completed on August 14, 2017, shortly after the receipt of the accident reconstructionist report which was delayed until that time. Evidence collected during the investigation included the following: 1) statements taken from three civilians: AP, and the two other passengers in the car; 2) copies of recorded police radio transmissions; 3) a copy of the CBRP file…